Reproduction of the flatfish Achirus lineatus (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae) in Paranaguá Bay, state of Paraná, a subtropical region of Brazil

The present study characterizes the oogenesis and the ovarian maturation scale, and determines the reproductive period, type of spawning, recruitment period, and population variations in the reproductive process of the flatfish Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Specimens were sampled on a monthly b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elton C. de Oliveira, Luís Fernando Fávaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-08-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000400004